confirmacioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- confermacioun, confirmacion, confirmacyon, confirmacyoun, confirmation, confyrmacioun, confyrmacyon
Etymology
From Old French confirmacion, from Latin confirmātiō; equivalent to confermen + -acioun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔnfirˌmaːsiˈuːn/, /kɔnfirˈmaːsjun/
Noun
confirmacioun (uncountable)
- confirmation (approval or recognition)
- confirmation (verification or proof)
- (Christianity) The sacrament of confirmation.
Descendants
- English: confirmation
References
- “confirmāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.